Those who know emptiness, know impermanence. Those who know impermanence, know non-self. Those who know non-self, know peace.

Try to be mindful and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.

The world is its own magic.

When we rest in awareness, we discover a peace that is always present, regardless of circumstances.

The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.

Whoever told you that practice and enlightenment are separate?

In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer evil with good. Conquer stinginess with giving. Conquer deceit with truth.

The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.

When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick. Every time a stick is thrown, you run after it. Instead, be like a lion who, rather than chasing after the stick, turns to face the thrower.

The Dhamma is not a collection of doctrinal formulas but a path leading to direct insight into the nature of reality.

Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes.

To see nothing is to perceive the Way, and to understand nothing is to know the Dharma.

The nature of mind is like a mirror. It is not affected by whatever appears in it, yet it never fails to reflect everything perfectly.

The way to change the world is to change your own mind.

When you understand that all phenomena are impermanent, unsatisfactory, and non-self, attachment naturally falls away.

The goal of Buddhist practice is not to escape from the world but to transform our relationship with it.

Our task is not to seek for love but to find all the barriers within ourselves that we have built against it.

True peace is found not in the absence of experience but in the clear seeing of all experience.

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.

The practice of mindfulness is the practice of being alive in the present moment.

To live is enough.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

The nature of all things is like a magical illusion, a mirage, a dream, a reflection of the moon in water.

Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.

When you realize the emptiness of all phenomena, compassion will arise in your heart for all sentient beings who do not understand this truth.

Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future.

Meditation is not about getting rid of thoughts; it's about changing the way we relate to them.

In the moment of pure noting, there is no self - only the knowing and the known.

There is no difference at all between samsara and nirvana. There is no difference at all between nirvana and samsara.

Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness.

Happiness is found in the simplest of things. It is not in the things you own, but in the love you share.